The Saint Gevork of Mughni Church ( hy, Մուղնեցվոց Սուրբ Գևորգ Եկեղեցի ka, წმინდა გიორგის მუღნის ეკლესია) also known as Saint George of Mughni Church (''Gevork'' in Armenian is cognate with ''George'') is a 13th-century Armenian church in
Tbilisi
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Georgia that was entirely rebuilt in 1756.
It is made of brick and its architectural typology is that of a cross within a rectangular perimeter, with four free-standing supports.
Current state
Until the mid-1980s, the church served as a museum of folk art.
By 1990, it was no longer a museum and its interior lay in ruin.
The vestibule attached to the western facade of the church was destroyed in May, 1991.
The large cracks in the church walls served as an excuse to Georgian authorities to destroy the church instead of repairing it.
During the night of November 18, 2009, the dome of the church collapsed. According to locals, recent rains had further weakened the already badly damaged structure of the church. Georgian television station Rustavi 2 reports that the district governor promised to allocate funds for the rehabilitation of the church after visiting the ruin on November 19, 2009.
Gallery
Image:Saint Gevorg of Mughni Armenian Church, Old Tbilisi, 2002, Tbilisi, Georgia.jpg, View of Old Tbilisi rooftops and the church
Image:Saint Gevorg of Mughni Armenian Church, Old Tbilisi 7.jpg, View from a narrow street
Image:Saint Gevorg of Mughni Armenian Church, Old Tbilisi 6.jpg, Closed entrance with cracks along the wall
Image:Saint Gevorg of Mughni Church, Tbilisi (entrance).jpg, Closeup of closed entrance
Image:Saint Gevorg of Mughni Church, Tbilisi (an Armenian inscription).jpg, A tombstone inscription in Armenian
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File:Saint Gevorg of Mughni Armenian Church, Old Tbilisi 4.jpg, The belltower
See also
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Armenians in Georgia
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Armenian churches in Tbilisi
Old Tbilisi